[Farmall] Tractor Safety and Slope
Larry L Hardesty
hardestyll at unk.edu
Mon Nov 15 13:29:18 PST 2004
Jim, Thanks for the information. In looking at the Internet today I had
ran across the tilt meters. Here is another website I found also that
provides an answer to my question:
http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/kb13/ans_hillsides.htm
How can I operate my tractor safely on hillsides??"
The simple answer is that you can't.
Looks like anything more than 15 degree slope can induce a lot of
nervousness, but even that may not be safe with something like a Farmall A
that is offset or with something in the loader of the Farmall 340.
Thanks
Larry Hardesty
Kearney, Nebraska
hardestyll at unk.edu
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Super A and Cub with the engine on the lower side. Almost flat. running
over something on the upper side are the left side dropping in a hole!!!!
The Super C with the rear wheels slipped out can handle much much more
slope.
The old tractors have no rating for the slope they can handle. And
different setups make all the difference in the world.
Look at this URL http://www.tractorbynet.com/articles/02tm.htm
"It is better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to open one's
mouth and remove all doubt."
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry L Hardesty
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 2:40 PM
Subject: [Farmall] Tractor Safety and Slope
Farmall Tractor folks: I am in the process of planning some major dirt
moving around my acreage in anticipation of leveling an area for a
machine
shed for my tractors. I have some rough land from which I to move a
fair
amount of dirt and at the same time make it safer to mow, etc.
Any suggestions as to what I could tell the dirt moving contractor
regarding the maximum degree or percent of slope to make so I can be
relatively safe with my tractors on it--going up, down, and across. I
know this is a tough questions since it depends on my tractors. All
have
wide front ends. I have two Farmall As with either a belly mower or
belly
blade on them; a Cub 154 with a belly mower; a Super C with front and
back blade, and (the toughest regarding safety) a Farmall 340 with wide
front end and loader. None have ROPs. No doubt if the ground were
perfectly flat that there are still safety factors...".nothing is fool
proof in the hands of a fool"....but what is reasonably safe?
Thanks in advance.
Larry Hardesty
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